We started watching it! We only watched three episodes so far, but we're enjoying it! It's kind of cheesy, but in an endearing sort of way? And yes I love we don't have to deal with ambiguities or "is he the real deal??" sort of stuff. The actor also has a really good smile for this charac...

I love that game so much! I think I've done perhaps 20 or so trips? I don't remember my statistics, but I enjoyed it a lot, and it's great to play on my phone on the subway. Does anyone have recommendations for similar games to this?

I would very much like to see a survey asking people what they know of various Marvel characters before they go see the movies. I wouldn't be surprised if Marvel actually did something like that - asked people who don't read comics but are in the general target demographic for the film to describe a...

Alien was indeed fantastic. Salt was...okay. That said, I think there's a difference between recasting a character the audiences have never seen before, and rewriting one that they're familiar with. There are definitely roles you can cast via coin flip or what have you, and it's probably a good way...

Actually there are a few stories that worked fantastically well with just that idea in mind. The first that comes to mind is Alien, where all the characters were written as "generically male" with a specific instruction that the actual casting should involve people of all genders. So Riple...

Huh, I didn't feel like there was sexual tension in Pacific Rim. I was very happy with that movie. Some people theorize the hero is supposed to be gay, but I preferred the movie showing a single heterosexual man and a single heterosexual woman not being potential romantic partners and just friends. ...

To an extent a trailer is almost a creation in itself. It's definitely a piece of media that's consumed by others. In some cases trailers can be scenes that aren't actually a part of the movie itself when it comes out. Which is not a criticism, it's a reasoning why they can be judged separately from...

If anything, the "Ancient One" getting cast as a female fixes that issue somewhat. Sure, but they could have gone with a woman of color, for instance. They make more than enough movies to be able to show a lot more diverse faces than what they currently do, with regards to racial diversit...

I think the harmful stereotypes associated with the stereotyped Asian roles are more hurtful than losing one role. I understand why they made their choice. I just disagree with it. The bit that really bugs me is that there never was any actual Tibetan culture in the comics so it couldn't have been ...

It's not that big a deal. I mean, it is a big deal, but the determination "the trailer is good/bad" is not relevant. I think the trailer's fine, I never said the trailer is bad. And something can handle representation badly and still be good otherwise. I think we should notice and pay atte...

Since he was, however, the latter some change was required and I like the direction they went because Tilda Swinton did a really good job IMO. Just casting any actor of SE Asian heritage wouldn't be an automatic improvement for the quality of the film even if we ignore the major issue of treating a...

Um, no, that's not true. The first trailer for the movie featured zero dialog, if I remember correctly, and I had no complaints then. There's great action in Die Hard, too, and it's a fantastically-written movie. But it also kind of sucks in the representation of women category. Things can be compli...

Of course there are differences, and I apologize for giving the impression that I think language is the only differentiating aspect. In this case I'm talking mostly about race, and that's why I concentrate on it. I would be happy to have more variety in actors in TV and movies, and that would includ...

I'm criticizing the trailer. Once the movie comes out I will criticize the movie. It seems to me a trailer is supposed to entice people to watch the movie. If people think a trailer is shit, then fewer people will see the movie. If people think a trailer is brilliant, more people will see the movie....

Let's also be fair, the CGI plant was the best part of the first movie anyways. Sure, but coupled with the fact every other member of the team got dialog in the trailer, and they all happen to be male (which is also an issue), that's more glaring. If this were a trailer of just Groot I wouldn't hav...

I dunno, generally the trailers for Marvel movies are pretty entertaining. But they also haven't done so great with regards to women's representation in their movie (or anyone who's not a white actor with the first name "Chris").

Basically the quote from the writer illustrates the choice was a marketing-dependent one. Which we see a lot in movies, and we still get to criticize them for it. At the end of the day, no matter how you spin it, there's one less Asian actor in a prominent role because of this, and that's too bad, a...

You're right, it's actually the second trailer we're seeing for the movie. Listen, I'm not saying this movie is going to be terrible and everyone should boycott it and you should feel bad for watching it. I'm saying many different people made many different decisions regarding this trailer and regar...

I think you just illustrated part of the problem. The Ancient One isn't just an Asian character - he's a Tibetan character. Casting a Chinese actor as a Tibetan character wouldn't be much better than, say, casting a Mexican actor as Abraham Lincoln... Perhaps, but still much better than casting a w...

Those are really bullshit excuses. His excuse is "I can't imagine being able to show a character so it's not seen as a sex symbol or a racial stereotype"? That really shows a lack of imagination on behalf of the director. Again, just make a non-bullshit Asian character. Take Ming Na Wen or...

I don't think the idea was sexualizing children, children can still have romantic counterparts, childhood friends that we assume become their partners later in life. That's a common enough story, which they chose not to show. It reminds me of Princess and the Frog, where the only black princess ends...

Finished watching it yesterday. The Aliens' plan was kind of silly considering how many super powered aliens are in the world. The fighting back scenes were really dumb - why have Green Arrow and the Legends team do their big fight scene if Flash and Supergirl are basically going to take care of...

After looking around a bit I've found this positive review and this critical twitter stream (with follow up after watching here ). Thanks. I tried Tumblr and I tried google results from the past two days and didn't find these, so I appreciate your effort. Obviously a single movie can't represent an...

I saw it on Wednesday and I enjoyed it. It's very pretty, the music and songs were good, the characters generally likable, and while the plot was fairly standard, the world around it was lovely to see. I definitely don't know enough about Pacific-Islander culture to say how good a portrayal it is (o...

But yeah, I would have liked something more about why Supergirl was needed to destroy the thing, rather than just some regular humans with a bomb. I'm not bothered by that too much, it definitely seemed like an urgent thing that needed to be done, and it doesn't look like they have great co...

I don't follow Legends of Tomorrow (and I'm nowhere near up-to-date on Arrow) so there was a lot of stuff I missed. Flash episode spoilers: While the fighting was a lot of fun, the story felt kind of "Meh". I appreciated they managed some one-on-one Stein and Caitlin time, and continue to ...